Scavello has supported wrong policies

Saturday

Mar 23, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Editor, the Record:

Editor, the Record:

Rep. Mario Scavello's (R-176) recent interview on local cable was a real hoot. Parroting long discredited neocon theories like the ideology of John Bolton and Dick Cheney, he railed against "wasteful" foreign aid grants. It was a dogmatic rant that bears little relation to reality. God forbid that he ever gets to mess up international relations as he has Pennsylvania politics.

Following Gov. Tom Corbett's mismanagement, Scavello supported voter suppression-schemes which would disenfranchise more than a million of the disabled, elderly and urban minorities. We should be trying to expand the franchise, not restrict it.

Similarly, with regard to education, from Head Start to state colleges and universities, we should be trying to improve our international standing from 17th in reading, 23rd in science and 31st in math.

Corbett, Scavello and Rep. Rosemary Brown (R-189) promote policies which are harmful to young people ages 5 to 21. By reducing funds to education, they have forced schools to cut programs, increase class sizes, fire teachers and even close schools.